Quantitative analysis of barakol content in Senna siamea leaves and flowers by TLC-densitometry

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-52

  Padumanonda, Tanit ^a   Suntornsuk, Leena ^a   Gritsanapan, Wandee ^a,b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Barakol; Senna siamea; Thin layer chromatography densitometry

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM; BARAKOL; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; PHENALENE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SENNA SIAMEA EXTRACT; SILICA GEL; SOLVENT; SULFURIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COLOR; CRYSTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENSITOMETRY; DEVICE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; FLOWER; HEATING; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SENNA; SENNA SIAMEA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BENZOPYRANS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DENSITOMETRY; FLOWERS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHENALENES; PLANT LEAVES; SENNA PLANT;

EID: 33845528321     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096140     Document Type: Article

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